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Smoke and Mirrors Lyrics

I met you we made a pact
Broke promises the system snapped
So all your lies and neon lights are off
Bitter-coated miracles
And then one day the curtain called
Behind your smile you're phony and a fake

Give it up
you've been discovered
Don't look back cause you just lost your lover
Give it up
You're an illusion
Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion

And now were through
The shows over
The audience is walking out the room
You know its true
What I told ya
That all you've done comes back around on you

You said you were built to last
You took my hand you made a pact
The moon eclipsed and circled round my heart
With your kiss my life began
Your love it hit the menu
And I hope you pay your dues
I'm moving on

Give it up
You've been discovered
Don't look back cause you just lost your lover
Give it up
You’re an illusion
Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion

And now were through
The shows over
The audience is walking out the room
You know its true
What I told ya
That all you've done comes back around on you

You might think I'm sitting home and crying
But I'm not oh no
I've pulled the queen of clubs there's no denying
I'm having the time of my life

And now were through
The shows over
The audience is walking out the room
You know its true
What I told ya
That all you've done comes back around on you
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Cover art for Smoke and Mirrors lyrics by Paloma Faith

I met you we made a pact Broke promises the system snaps All your lies and neon lights are old

Dicta-coated miracles and then one day the curtain called Behind your smile you're phony and a fake

Give it up You've been discovered (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Don't look back 'cos you've just lost your lova' Give it up Your unillusioned (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion

And now we're through The show is over The audience is walking out the room You know it's true, what I told ya That all you done comes back around on you

You said you were built to last You took my hand you made a pass The moon eclipsed and circled round my heart With your kiss my life began Your love it hit and then you ran And I hope you pay your dues I'm moving on

Give it up You've been discovered (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Don't look back 'cos you've just lost your lova' Your unillusioned (Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh) Play your tricks and all I get is just confusion

And now we're through The show is over The audience is walking out the room You know it's true, what I told ya That all you done comes back around on you

You might think I'm sitting home and crying But I'm not, oh no I've pulled the Queen of Clubs, there's no denying I'm having the time of my life

And now we're through The show is over The audience is walking out the room You know it's true, what I told ya That all you done comes back around on you

And now we're through The show is over The audience is walking out the room You know it's true, what I told ya That all you done comes back around All you done comes back around On you.

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Cover art for Smoke and Mirrors lyrics by Paloma Faith

The video confirmed it for me. It's based around when she was magicians assistant with a terrible magician. A relationship and him being a terrible lover is implied but it's totally about a terrible magician who's made lots of bad choices be that cheating on his lover trying to grope Paloma or thought he was a fantastic entertainer and was just not.

 
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